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Using the Data Designer |
Choices (
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Use the Choices field when you want to give the data entry user several choices. For example, you could create a Choices field named Interests that lists these options.
The data entry user could check the first two and leave the third blank.
Choices Field vs. Select List Field
The following capabilities are available with a Choices field but not a Select List field.
- You can limit the user's choice to one item or many.
- All items appear on the screen, arranged horizontally or vertically
The following capabilities are available with a Select List field but not a Choices field.
- The user can only select one item.
- Only the default item appears on the screen. To the right of the field, a black down arrow appears (circled in red below). The user must click the arrow to display all items and select one.
Dialog Box
Fields on the Choices Dialog
| Field |
Description |
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| Name |
Enter the name of the field. Note that you cannot enter spaces nor most special characters (!@#$%^&*()+=<>,.:;'"{}[]\|`~) into this field. See Also: The Name Field's Default Value |
| Indexed |
Check if you want to index this field. For more information, see "Indexing the Fields of a Data Design Document" in the Supporting the Data Designer chapter of the Developer Reference Guide. The Indexed field may or may not appear, depending on how your administrator set up your system. |
| Display name |
Enter the text that appears when a user hovers the cursor over this choice list. |
| Allow selection |
Click More than one to allow the data entry user to select more than one item on the data entry screen. Otherwise, click Only one. For example, if you click More than one, and the choices are: music, art, sports, the user could select all three choices. If you click Only one, the user could only select one choice. A selection is required - Check this box if the user must select at least one item in the list. |
| Appearance |
Click Vertical List to arrange the choices vertically. 
Click Horizontal List to arrange the choices horizontally. 
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| Item List |
This section of the screen displays the items that you enter in the Value and Text fields. Buttons near the bottom of the screen let you remove items from this list as well as rearrange them. 
Place a check in the box of any item to be checked by default on the data entry screen. If you do, the user can accept the default or uncheck the item by clicking in the checkbox. Note that if Only One is selected under Allow selection (above), only one item can be selected. |
| Value |
Enter the value that is collected when the data entry user selects this item. For example, if Interests appears in the Name field, and you want music to be collected when the data entry user selects this item and saves the page, enter music here. |
| Caption |
Enter text to describe this item on the data entry screen. After you insert this field onto the screen, you can use eWebEditPro+XML's formatting capabilities to modify its size, font, color, and other attributes. Note: The Caption field only appears on this dialog when you create the Choices field. If you later try to edit the field, the Caption field is not on the dialog. However, you can edit the Caption text within the editor. |
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